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Special Moves

Mogwai Format: Audio CD
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 57 ratings
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead
2 Friend of the Night
3 Hunted By a Freak
4 Mogwai Fear Satan
5 Cody
6 You Don't Know Jesus
7 I Know You Are But What Am I?
8 I Love You, I'm Going to Blow Up Your School
9 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
10 Like Herod
11 Glasgow Megasnake

Disc: 2

1 The Precipice
2 I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead
3 Hunted By a Freak
4 Like Herod
5 New Paths to Helicon Part 1
6 Mogwai Fear Satan
7 Scotland's Shame
8 Batcat

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The finest moments of one of the most individual live bands of our time, Mogwai, are perfectly captured in the grainy close-up film Burning with tracks such as "Like Herod's Wall of Noise," the dreamy "New Paths to Helicon pt 1," "Mogwai Fear Satan" (speaking of Bernard Hermann, there's s a shock worthy of Psycho in this song); the funereal "Scotland's Shame," and the strident finale "Batcat." Yet this is only half of the package. It also includes Special Moves, an eleven-track live album. For a band who come to such epic, monumental life in the live arena, it might be surprising to some that this is the first official live compilation they've ever released.

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It's stylistic black and white aesthetic, almost film noir-esque shots of New York emerge through the music, reflecting and augmenting the band's sound, visually matching the intensity the band creates onstage without overshadowing it. --Relix Magazine, August 2010

...the black-and-white footage does the talking without standard theatrics...there's atmospheric beauty in the close-ups of hands shredding at guitar strings onstage and applauding in the crowd. --Spin Magazine, August 2010

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.02 x 0.23 x 4.98 inches; 1.92 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Mogi LTD
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2010
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 16, 2010
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Mogi LTD
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003VQO4VQ
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

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SFNico
5.0 out of 5 stars Mogwai comes alive in loud colours
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2017
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Mogwai has been around for a while now and they have managed to stay consistently good.
This is an achievement since they operate within a limited soundscape.
It's powerful quiet/loud dynamic, it's what critics call post-rock.
At their best (Rock Action, Young team) they're better than most alt bands around.
When it gets slightly repetitive (The Hawk is howling)I think they're over since it's been done better before.
Mogwai is a thing of beauty and they claim to have Loveless by my bloody valentine and punk rock as their biggest inspiration.
But they were original when they came on the scene and added power and passion to a jaded post-Nirvana music scene.

This brings me to this release, a live album and a DVD shot in black and white like a mini-film.
The CD is magnificent and catches the spirit of the band perfectly.
I was disappointed by the setlist (no my father, my king) but after a while it doesn't matter.
It's a reminder that Mogwai is an awesome live band and they have a strong connection with the audience.

The DVD is interesting, but more like a bonus.
It's live clips, city at night clips, it could have been better.
But whatever, this is great stuff and the more the better.
If you like Godspeed you black emperor you need this. If you like intense ,emotional music ,get this.

Highly recommended and a fine introduction to Mogwai.
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Jeff Yutzler
4.0 out of 5 stars Does not capture their atmosphere
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2011
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These tracks are all well-written, well-performed, and well-recorded and therefore it makes a good "greatest hits" set, but I still do not give it 5*. Why? There is something missing - the ambiance. Maybe part of the problem is that it is mixed like a studio album with instruments closely miked and spread widely across the soundstage. This does not capture their atmosphere properly.

Mogwai is best heard live in person. When that is not possible, the next best thing is a well-made audience recording. Fortunately the band is very permissive when it comes to taping and they have allowed a number of superb audience recordings to be made and posted on archive.org. This is where you should go to find something to listen to.

Support the artist by buying their music and going see them live but when you want to listen, pick the medium that shows them at their best. This release is not it.
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MG Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2014
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It is very hard for me to give any CD 5 stars. It is almost unheard of for a CD by a band that aren't "mainstream". I had heard about this group and I like the style of music that groups like this play so I thought I would give them a try. The problem is trying to find a band's "best" album when you don't really know them. I tried going to the band's MP3 cite to see what songs others liked and downloaded and then tried to match that to an album. The problem is that what I may be getting is just their newer stuff, not necessarily their best. I looked at a "live" album under the theory that the band would be encouraged by the format to play their "best" music. Problem is that live albums can have recording quality issues. Here I decided to go the live album route. It was like hitting a home run. Recording sound was great and the selection of songs magnificent. I give this CD a strong recommendation. Unfortunately, for all I know all of their other work deserves the same. You will love this album if you like music by Hammock, early Buckethead, Explosions in the Sky, Bombazine Black and Godspeed You Black Emperor and such. To me this is "zoning" music. Something you put on, grab a beer, sit on the back deck, put your feet up and just zone off for a couple of hours while in your mind you solve all the world's problems.
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Ian J. King
5.0 out of 5 stars I'd like to have more of a straight concert showing
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2016
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Raw and powerful live album. Live from Brooklyn NY. DVD has too many artistic, grainy shots for my taste. I'd like to have more of a straight concert showing.
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C. Kimble
5.0 out of 5 stars Captures their atmosphere
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2010
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Bought the MP3 so I can't comment on the DVD visuals.

They play damn well and you really capture the atmosphere even with live audio. I wish to hell they would have put more tracks up of course, but this is just fine. Why don't they ever play Ex-cowboy.
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Owl
4.0 out of 5 stars To truly enjoy, make your eardrums bleed
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2010
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To be fair, this could be my system, but I doubt it. CD is 5 stars, DVD is 3 stars.

Anyhow, the drums on the DVD are mixed fairly low in the mix, which robs us a bit of Martin Bulloch's genius. Doesn't seem to be a problem on the CD tracks, luckily.

Can't say much more. Having seen them a few times in concert, I can report that the CD is a faithful testament to the power of Mogwai in concert (well, as long as you crank the volume to envelope you in waves of sound). Can't say they are in my top ten of all-time bands (not that far off though), BUT they are definitely in my top 3 of all-time live experiences. ATP 2008 was transcendent. The sound overwhelms, coats and devours your mind. It's a beautiful, almost zen experience.
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Alan Burkhart
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing band and the black and white captures them perfectly!
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2014
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LOVE this movie, and the CD. Watched it so many times on Youtube that I decided to buy it and still play it constantly. Can't wait to see these guys live.
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William Merrill
4.0 out of 5 stars Mogwai Live
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2010
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This is Mogwai's first live concert album, and it's available in various configurations, including vinyl and a DVD of the concert film 'Burning.' I downloaded the basic 10-song album and have not seen the film or heard the bonus tracks yet (hopefully will at some point...). These captured performances are basically as valuable as any of their studio albums, featuring mostly instrumentals with an occasional vocal number. Although there are electronics, percussion and other instruments, the prevalent sound on Special Moves is a massive electric guitar attack, just layers of noise that coalesce into a kind of awe-inspiring sonic structure. It's what you go to see Mogwai for, and on Special Moves they deliver.
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Alx
4.0 out of 5 stars excelente adquisición pero...
Reviewed in Mexico on October 25, 2021
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Se supone que trae 6 tracks para descargar y la página no existe...
Por lo demás es Mogwai en vivo y el dvd está muy correcto...
es una gran banda de Post Rock o dream pop como le dicen los fresas como Tom Cruise a lo que hace sigur rós... Trent Reznor de Nine Inch Иails es mega fan de la banda, tambien tienen un soundtrack de algún rollo de zidane... Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait... que para mi es un punto súper bajo de la banda, pero el soundtrack es buenísimo... contradictorio? no solo como demasiado comercial... habrá que ser escocés para entender esa relación que tienen los amantes del football...
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Cybermartins
5.0 out of 5 stars BURNING!
Reviewed in Germany on August 10, 2023
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Bester Musik Film ever!
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Cento
4.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo live
Reviewed in Italy on December 14, 2014
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Alzate il volume, premete play e lasciatevi immergere dal muro sonoro che i Mogwai sono capaci di generare dal vivo. Incluso, oltre al DVD del live registrato a Brooklyn, anche un codice per scaricare altre tracce bonus del concerto purtroppo solo in MP3. Unico appunto l'ordine delle tracce che chiaramente non è quello del concerto originale. Se non conoscete la natura live dei mogwai, è un disco da non perdere.
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Raúl García Ajo
5.0 out of 5 stars Radiografía sintética de una excelsa carrera. Imprescindible.
Reviewed in Spain on September 23, 2013
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Un recopilatorio con lo mejor de la banda hasta 2008: "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead", "Like Herod", I Know Who You Are But What I Am", "Hunted By A Freak",..(faltan algunos como "Travel Is Dangerous", "Christmas Steps o "R U Still In 2 It", pero es que son tantos los temas buenos de Mogwai...); en una edición súper cuidada: dentro incluye la ed. vinilo de Special Moves con 3 LP's más un código de descarga de temas extra como "Yes I Am A Long Way From Home", un parche con el logo de la banda en épocas de The Hawk Is Hawling (como el de la portada) y un poster con el cartel del concierto en Brooklyn. Pero sobre todo, me quedo con el DVD de Burning, que llama la atención por su realización y por la actuación extra de "Mogwai Fear Satan" para la Blogotheque.
Sin duda, el disco que Mogwai que todo el mundo desde tener (junto con el Young Team). Vale la pena en su edición especial, mucho.
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Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars A different angle on Mogwai live.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2010
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14 years in tha making and we finally have a Mogwai live album. I can understand any possible reluctance in releasing a live album in the past. Mogwai are unquestionably brilliant live but it is nigh on impossible to capture the aural maelstrom that is Mogwai live and do it justice, impossible to replicate that shockwave that hits you in the chest and takes your breath away the split second after they cut loose on a song like Helicon 1 or Xmas Steps. This is kind of hinted at a couple of times on the DVD, most notably on Helicon 1 where the sound goes a bit muddy and I have visions of the mixing desk going haywire and clipping out all over the place, unable to cope with the magnitude of what it is trying to process.

So is this a big drawback? Not really because this is extremely well recorded, drawing out the intricacies and delicate melodies in Mogwai's music that lie beneath the wall of sound, something that you don't always pick up when you see them play live. What you get then on the CD, if less so on the DVD, is a very intimate recording of a very ferocious live band. So what you lose on one hand, you gain on the other in what is a very valuable and interesting album. The quality of the DVD recording is not as good as the CD but has a stronger tracklist.

Definitely an album to be highly recommnded.
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